Is Djokovic changing the game?? - Page 2

dudeski · 02-01-2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Clarky21

Yeah,I know. I never liked him anyway. His style is too robotic for me. I also don't find him likeable,and nothing about his game is awe inspiring. He doesn't have Fed's almost dancer like movement or ability to hit whichever shot whenever he feels like it with ease,or Nadal's fight,passion and unique style. He is almost like a bland part of the scenery for me. Nothing stands out about him. Generic is a good word to describe Cvac.

Do you mean butt picking, never ending OCDs, MTO, time delaying and intimidation tactics?

Mike Sams · 02-01-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Clarky21

Did Magneto invent tennis as well? Come on,people. Cvac is great and all,but he is not revolutionizing the game. There were others before him that played a very similar style,and there will be some after him as well. If not for Dr.Igor people would still be calling him a one slam wonder. The hype about him is really becoming nauseating.

Stupid post! When Nadal and Federer were racking up Slam after Slam, it was all pure talent and hard work. Now that Djokovic is kicking their *****es and everybody else's and taking all the Slams, it's just hype. Heard it all now!

Mike Sams · 02-01-2012, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Clarky21

Yeah,I know. I never liked him anyway. His style is too robotic for me. I also don't find him likeable,and nothing about his game is awe inspiring. He doesn't have Fed's almost dancer like movement or ability to hit whichever shot whenever he feels like it with ease,or Nadal's fight,passion and unique style. He is almost like a bland part of the scenery for me. Nothing stands out about him. Generic is a good word to describe Cvac.

You're just angry because he's smashing your beloved Rafa!

As for Djokovic lacking passion and fight...did you see the AO final this year? Or any of the other finals Djokovic won throughout 2011?

Mike Sams · 02-01-2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Clarky21

Beautiful? No way. Fed's ground game is beautiful,but Cvac's? Snap out of it,cc. You're starting to fall over to the dark side. Lol.

Federer's game is USELESS against Nadal. And that is where the real test is my son! Federer has been denied in 9 Grand Slams by Nadal and all these years he's still clueless on how to play Nadal.

dudeski · 02-01-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Sams

Stupid post! When Nadal and Federer were racking up Slam after Slam, it was all pure talent and hard work. Now that Djokovic is kicking their *****es and everybody else's and taking all the Slams, it's just hype. Heard it all now!

The hateful butthurt stupidity of Clarky21 makes each Djokovic's victory so much more enjoyable. Suck it Clarky21!

Nathaniel_Near · 02-01-2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dudeski

The hateful butthurt stupidity of Clarky21 makes each Djokovic's victory so much more enjoyable. Suck it Clarky21!

Valid!

10highfives

Mike Sams · 02-01-2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dudeski

The hateful butthurt stupidity of Clarky21 makes each Djokovic's victory so much more enjoyable. Suck it Clarky21!

What do you expect from Clarky? He's still pretending to be a female on this forum.

Mike Sams · 02-01-2012, 07:29 PM

What's even funnier is that as soon as Nadal began losing consistently to Djokovic last year in the Spring and Clay Masters, Nadal was suddenly considered 'past his prime' at the grand old age of......24!!!!!!!

Sentinel · 02-01-2012, 07:47 PM

Đoković is certainly changing everyone's food habits the world over.

The bagel, breadstick and pizza industry may suffer as a consequence. Wheat production may shut down affecting 3rd world countries leading to a world war. Now that is pretty game changing.

Nathaniel_Near · 02-01-2012, 07:52 PM

So he isn't changing the game but is impacting on the global economy negatively.

mcenroefan · 02-01-2012, 08:56 PM

IMO, Nole has taken the game to a new level.

Mike Sams · 02-01-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mcenroefan

IMO, Nole has taken the game to a new level.

"Who can keep up?"

Sentinel · 02-01-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel_Near

So he isn't changing the game but is impacting on the global economy negatively.

Well, his dad's pizza factroy or bakery will have to shut down.

monfed · 02-01-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

Glad I can be of service, sometimes a picture describes my feelings better than I can.

Agree with you guys. Sure, he does everything MUCH better than everyone is and his fitness right now is out of this world. But to me his style is very, very generic and boring. If he was a milk carton, the carton would be completely white and just say "Milk" in black letters

Now imagine what Federer fans think of Nadal's game.

MichaelNadal · 02-01-2012, 09:13 PM

^^I can see how people think it's ugly, but it's far from cookie-cutter and generic and/or boring. I like Federer's style too.

merlinpinpin · 02-01-2012, 10:17 PM

This should probably be linked to Nathaniel Near's post here:

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=411833

Because basically, they're talking of the same subject. Is Djokovic changing the game? He sure isn't. However, after Nadal before him, he's taking full advantage of the ITF policy in:
- slowing down all the courts (which makes it much easier for physical 'freaks' to run down each and every ball)
- turning a blind eye to/covering up doping (which enables people to create said physical freaks)

So he's not really changing tennis. The change came with Nadal in 2005, but some people didn't see it coming at the time since Federer was still winning. But when Djokovic decided to take the same road at the end of 2010, we sure saw the difference (and we'll soon see with Murray, too). Problem is, the guys have just no choice if they want to make an impact on the game at the moment.

Oh, and if ITF doesn't change its policy, you can be sure that Djokovic and Nadal will be physical midgets compared to the top players we will get in a few years. They aren't quite able to run faster than every ball just yet, but the next generation probably will be. Darwinian evolution in sports through doping. And yeah, it's pretty damn sad.

djokovic2008 · 02-01-2012, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel_Near

Has been for a while but it's not Djokovic, it's the surfaces. He wouldn't thrive like this on significantly faster surfaces, I'd wager. I think a guy like Murray would be helped tremendously were all the surfaces a bit quicker. Roger, without question, would be helped. Even Tsonga would have a much MUCH more realistic chance at a Slam.

This is just a period among many periods in tennis and things will change again. Nole is quite impressive but I've seen more impressive sights on a tennis court.

Djoker is very good on fast sufaces too, in 08 he was very efficent indoors, don't forget he won the end of season shanghai championships indoors. Then granted his serve was better which helped him but he can flatten his shots too which makes him good on fast surfaces, he is an all court player.

monfed · 02-01-2012, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by djokovic2008

Djoker is very good on fast sufaces too, in 08 he was very efficent indoors, don't forget he won the end of season shanghai championships indoors. Then granted his serve was better which helped him but he can flatten his shots too which makes him good on fast surfaces, he is an all court player.

Unless he comes to the net to close out points instead of rallying like a madman for 30-40 shots, he's still very much a baseliner in most people's eyes. He's just a better version of Nadal but allcourter he is not!

Masayoshi · 02-01-2012, 11:53 PM

Djokovic has the most intense hard court slides I've seen, going into full on gumby mode at times. Is that catching on with other players? (or did he copy that from someone else?)

hawk eye · 02-02-2012, 12:17 AM

He is taking tennis to a whole new level.
Nobody was as good as he is in taking the ball on the riise, BH and FH. No one before returned serve like he does.
Best hand eye coordination ever, even superior to Agassi's.

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